Custom CADs

It must be just the server installs that are buggy with it. I have the standalone version on my laptop and it runs really well. Are you switching to NX because that is what most of the defense industry uses or because you are so upset with Inventor?

Here is a fishing reel I did in inventor. I had help rendering it as I am not the best getting things to look the great using Showcase.
[IMG]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/dtpaintball/fishingreel_zpsd46c7886.jpg[/IG]

Mix of both really...Pissed off at Autodesk, Most of our customers use NX. (defense and aerospace) I also wanted a CAD/CAM program. (one program, one file)

I'm the test subject right now for Nx.. We only have one license. I will be training the other engineers if we get more licences.

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Start off with this picture of a full back tattoo based on a stained glass window from Windwaker.

Stretch, skew, and trace. With the exception of Link's nose and mouth, the entire thing is a single hatch emulating actual stained glass. Could be laser cut out and stay whole.

Buy a cheap used projector on ebay and a chunk of wood. Many hours later with severe writers cramp from the woodburning pen, we arrive at my sister's Christmas present. I cut it out on a bandsaw after (the perimeter, not the pieces), but didn't get a pic of it complete, I'll have to update later with the cut out version.

in high school I ran a sign cutter that would take any image and turn it straight into vector outlines, I think it was roland procut or something to that effect. You could then adjust the levels and distort it once it was in there. I remember doing some crazy intricate cuts on it...also if you had a laser cutter you could burn it straight from the vector. I saw a girl do it with a 40 layer sculpture in college, it was insane.

Interesting thread. I do 3d modeling using solidworks for a living. Can't come to this "weapons site" from work unfortunately or I'd post some of my projects.

Couple thoughts:
Has anyone thought about indexing all these renders? thread is up to 29 pages now and that's a lot of browsing for someone new to it :lol:
Anyone done a spyder or similar blowback frame assembly? I have an alternative project in mind that uses stock junk spyder frames as a starting point. I think I have one laying around I can reverse engineer, but I don't want to repeat work if someone else has done it...